Vasen Street(NorthSide), the new recording by Swedish contemporary folk music band Väsen is out today in North America. Väsen Street is a playful global byway…
Folk Music Explorers Väsen Take Swedish String Music Global
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Tuvan Throat Singing Masters Huun Huur Tu Release Eternal
For Huun Huur Tu’s latest album, Eternal (Electrophone Music/Green Wave Music; August 2009) the legendary Tuvan band recruited electronic musician and producer Carmen Rizzo (Niyaz,…
Brazil’s Manguebeat Pioneer Otto Releases New Album in September 2009
Innovative Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Otto, one of the most compelling figures of the new generation of young rock musicians exciting fans in…
Woody Guthrie Limited Edition Boxed Set My Dusty Road Out in August 2009
The Woody Guthrie boxed set My Dusty Road
Czech Rapper Gipsy.cz Releases Animated Video Reprezent
Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Jiøí Paroubek, Canada, Ziguli, BM DoubleW and other well known figures appear in the new video of Gipsy.cz group. The animated…
Maasai Community Goes Digital with High-Tech Support from UN Agency WIPO
[image1_left]The Maasai people of Laikipia in Kenya have received digital recording equipment, marking a milestone in a United Nations-backed pilot-project aimed at helping indigenous communities…
Jazz Musician and Guitar Inventor Les Paul Dies
Guitarist and inventor, known throughout the musical world for changing the very sound of music with the electric guitar and innovative recording techniques, Les Paul…
WOMEX 2009 Award for Professional Excellence to Christian Mousset
WOMEX announced the winner of 2009’s WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence which goesd to Christian Mousset (France). As Yorrick Benoist of Run Productions notes, "For…
Banjo Legend Tony Trischka Launches Online School Of Banjo
Banjo Virtuoso Tony Trischka opened his online banjo school today: the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. The site integrates Tony’s unparalleled 40+ years of playing…
World Music Institute Announces 25th Anniversary Season
New York’s bastion for world music, World Music Institute (WMI) will be celebrating its 25th season in 2009 with the finest traditional and contemporary music…